The Top 1000 Songs of AllTime - Mangham Math
[Pages:20]The Top 1000 Songs of All-Time
1900-2013
Based on chart performance, awards, surveys, and lists.
Shaded songs are not listed in the Top 40 Songs of Each Year. These are songs that were not high charting singles, but have earned critical acclaim and become
more popular over time.
Rank
Song
1 White Christmas 2 Hey Jude 3 Every Breath You Take 4 Mack the Knife 5 Rock Around the Clock 6 I Want to Hold Your Hand 7 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 8 The Twist 9 (Everything I Do) I Do it For You 10 Bridge Over Troubled Water 11 When Doves Cry 12 Call Me 13 Bette Davis Eyes 14 I Will Always Love You 15 Over the Rainbow 16 American Pie 17 Flashdance... What a Feeling 18 The Way We Were 19 I Heard it Through the Grapevine 20 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 21 Nothing Compares 2 U 22 Endless Love 23 Yeah! 24 Let's Get it On 25 That's What Friends Are For 26 You Light Up My Life 27 (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay 28 Joy to the World 29 Heartbreak Hotel 30 Theme From 'A Summer Place' 31 Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In 32 I Will Survive 33 It's Too Late 34 Respect 35 Sugar Sugar 36 Stayin' Alive 37 Maggie May 38 My Heart Will Go On 39 Eye of the Tiger 40 End of the Road 41 Another One Bites the Dust 42 Billie Jean 43 Let's Stay Together 44 Battle of New Orleans 45 Oh, Pretty Woman 46 Hound Dog 47 I Love Rock 'n' Roll 48 Smooth 49 Good Vibrations 50 Physical 51 Light My Fire 52 Low 53 Hey Ya! 54 Let it Be 55 Don't Be Cruel 56 Hotel California 57 We Belong Together
Artist
Year
Bing Crosby
1942
The Beatles
1968
The Police
1983
Bobby Darin
1959
Bill Haley & his Comets
1955
The Beatles
1964
The Rolling Stones
1965
Chubby Checker
1960
Bryan Adams
1991
Simon & Garfunkel
1970
Prince
1984
Blondie
1980
Kim Carnes
1981
Whitney Houston
1993
Judy Garland
1939
Don McLean
1972
Irene Cara
1983
Barbra Streisand
1974
Marvin Gaye
1969
The Righteous Brothers
1965
Sinead O'Connor
1990
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 1981
Usher
2004
Marvin Gaye
1973
Dionne Warwick & Friends
1986
Debbie Boone
1977
Otis Redding
1968
Three Dog Night
1971
Elvis Presley
1956
Percy Faith
1960
Fifth Dimension
1969
Gloria Gaynor
1979
Carole King
1971
Aretha Franklin
1967
Archies
1969
Bee Gees
1978
Rod Stewart
1971
Celine Dion
1998
Survivor
1982
Boyz II Men
1992
Queen
1980
Michael Jackson
1983
Al Green
1972
Johnny Horton
1959
Roy Orbison
1964
Elvis Presley
1956
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 1982
Rob Thomas & Santana
1999
The Beach Boys
1966
Olivia Newton-John
1981
The Doors
1967
Flo-Rida & T-Pain
2008
OutKast
2003
The Beatles
1970
Elvis Presley
1956
Eagles
1977
Mariah Carey
2005
Rank
Song
Artist
58 Le Freak
Chic
59 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
B J Thomas
60 How High the Moon
Les Paul & Mary Ford
61 My Girl
The Temptations
62 I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles
63 Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
64 Mona Lisa
Nat King Cole
65 In the Mood
Glenn Miller
66 She Loves You
The Beatles
67 The Letter
The Box Tops
68 Mister Sandman
The Chordettes
69 Careless Whisper
George Michael
70 What's Love Got to Do With It?
Tina Turner
71 I'm a Believer
The Monkees
72 Wooly Bully
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
73 Theme From 'Shaft'
Isaac Hayes
74 Hot Stuff
Donna Summer
75 Centerfold
J Geils Band
76 Honky Tonk Woman
The Rolling Stones
77 I'll Be There
The Jackson 5
78 Gangsta's Paradise
Coolio
79 Yesterday
The Beatles
80 My Sharona
The Knack
81 Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page
82 Reach Out (I'll Be There)
The Four Tops
83 California Dreamin'
The Mamas & The Papas
84 Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley
85 Irreplaceable
Beyonce
86 Dancing in the Street
Martha & The Vandellas
87 Rolling In The Deep
Adele
88 Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree Tony Orlando & Dawn
89 Stand By Me
Ben E King
90 Sentimental Journey
Les Brown & Doris Day
91 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
92 Louie Louie
Kingsmen
93 Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)
Pink Floyd
94 (Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
95 Night Fever
Bee Gees
96 To Sir, With Love
Lulu
97 You're So Vain
Carly Simon
98 Be My Baby
The Ronettes
99 Celebration
Kool & The Gang
100 (They Long to Be) Close to You
Carpenters
101 Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw
102 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2
103 I Want You Back
The Jackson 5
104 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Christopher Cross
105 Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
106 With Or Without You
U2
107 Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
108 Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
109 Upside Down
Diana Ross
110 Dancing Queen
Abba
111 Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns n' Roses
112 Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes
113 Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers
114 Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
Year
1979 1970 1951 1965 1962 1973 1950 1940 1964 1967 1954 1985 1984 1967
1965
1971 1979 1982 1969 1970 1995 1965 1979 1950 1966 1966 1957 2007 1964 2011 1973 1961 1945 1972 1964 1980 1981 1978 1967 1973 1963 1981 1970 1938 1987 1970 1981 2005 1987 1976 1961 1980 1977 1988 1964 1965 1949
Rank
Song
Artist
Year
115 Take My Breath Away
Berlin
1986
116 I'll Make Love to You
Boyz II Men
1994
117 Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain & Tennille
1975
118 When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge
1966
119 Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
1986
120 Crazy in Love
Beyonce
2003
121 Strangers in the Night
Frank Sinatra
1966
122 You Belong to Me
Jo Stafford
1952
123 In Da Club
50 Cent
2003
124 Say You, Say Me
Lionel Richie
1986
125 We Are the World
USA For Africa
1985
126 Johnny B Goode
Chuck Berry
1958
127 Love Theme From 'A Star is Born' (Evergreen) Barbra Streisand
1977
128 Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb
1978
129 Superstition
Stevie Wonder
1973
130 Beat It
Michael Jackson
1983
131 Night & Day
Fred Astaire & Leo Reisman 1932
132 Waterfalls
TLC
1995
133 House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
1964
134 Paper Doll
The Mills Brothers
1943
135 Downtown
Petula Clark
1965
136 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) The Four Tops
1965
137 Kiss From a Rose
Seal
1995
138 Believe
Cher
1999
139 Ballad of the Green Berets
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler
1966
140 Proud Mary
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1969
141 Too Young
Nat King Cole
1951
142 Umbrella
Rihanna & Jay-Z
2007
143 Swanee
Al Jolson
1920
144 Need You Tonight
INXS
1988
145 Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
1965
146 Lady
Kenny Rogers
1980
147 One Sweet Day
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men 1996
148 Lean On Me
Bill Withers
1972
149 Tik-Toc
Ke$ha
2010
150 Monday Monday
The Mamas & The Papas
1966
151 What'd I Say
Ray Charles
1959
152 How You Remind Me
Nickelback
2002
153 Silly Love Songs
Wings
1976
154 My Guy
Mary Wells
1964
155 Macarena
Los Del Rio
1996
156 Goodnight, Irene
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
1950
157 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) The Temptations
1971
158 The Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
1966
159 Imagine
John Lennon
1971
160 Me & Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
1971
161 Near You
Francis Craig
1947
162 What's Going On?
Marvin Gaye
1971
163 Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
1969
164 Ode To Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry
1967
165 Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler
1989
166 The Boy is Mine
Brandy & Monica
1998
167 Mr Tambourine Man
The Byrds
1965
168 Faith
George Michael
1987
169 Green Onions
Booker T & the MGs
1962
170 Mrs Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
1968
Rank
Song
Artist
171 How Deep is Your Love?
Bee Gees
172 Hey There
Rosemary Clooney
173 Heart of Glass
Blondie
174 Pennies From Heaven
Bing Crosby
175 Like a Virgin
Madonna
176 Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & The Pips
177 Help!
The Beatles
178 Tossing & Turning
Bobby Lewis
179 The Sign
Ace of Base
180 Born to Be Wild
Steppenwolf
181 Layla
Derek & The Dominos
182 I Just Wanna Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb
183 War
Edwin Starr
184 96 Tears
Question Mark & The Mysterians
185 I Get Around
The Beach Boys
186 Because You Loved Me
Celine Dion
187 Summer in the City
Lovin' Spoonful
188 Get Back
The Beatles
189 Secret Love
Doris Day
190 9 to 5
Dolly Parton
191 (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
Vaughn Monroe
192 The Loco-Motion
Little Eva
193 Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry
194 Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
195 Little Things Mean a Lot
Kitty Kallen
196 Cry
Johnnie Ray
197 All Shook Up
Elvis Presley
198 Up Where We Belong
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
199 Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel
200 Fire & Rain
James Taylor
201 Stop! in the Name of Love
The Supremes
202 Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
203 Another Day in Paradise
Phil Collins
204 Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
205
Lady Marmalade (Voulez-Vous Coucher Aver Moi Ce Soir?)
Patti LaBelle
206 Whispering
Paul Whiteman
207 Vogue
Madonna
208 Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
209 Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford
210 Sugar Shack
The Fireballs
211 Baby Love
The Supremes
212 What a Fool Believes
The Doobie Brothers
213 Lose Yourself
Eminem
214 Hello Dolly
Louis Armstrong
215 Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
216 Without You
Harry Nilsson
217 Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations
218 We Found Love
Rihanna & Calvin Harris
219 Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
220 Family Affair
Sly & The Family Stone
221 All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow
222 Soul Man
Sam & Dave
223 Tequila
Champs
224 Rock With You
Michael Jackson
225 Livin' La Vida Loca
Ricky Martin
Year
1978 1954 1979 1936 1985 1973 1965 1961 1994 1968 1972 1977 1970
1966
1964 1996 1966 1969 1954 1981 1949 1962 1976 1976 1954 1952 1957
1982
1986 1970 1965 1974 1989 2008
1975
1920 1990 1992 1955 1963 1964 1979 2002 1964 1967 1972 1969 2012 1992 1971 1994 1967 1958 1980 1999
Rank
Song
226 Best of My Love 227 Runaway 228 Alone Again (Naturally) 229 Can't Help Falling in Love 230 My Sweet Lord 231 Runaround Sue 232 Swinging On a Star 233 Gold Digger 234 Happy Together 235 Losing My Religion 236 Heart of Gold 237 Stardust 238 Will You Love Me Tomorrow 239 You Are the Sunshine of My Life 240 You Were Meant for Me 241 Take On Me 242 Hollaback Girl 243 God Bless America 244 I Swear 245 Sunshine of Your Love 246 Firework 247 Groovin' 248 Smells Like Teen Spirit 249 Big Girls Don't Cry 250 Jack & Diane 251 Addicted to Love 252 The Last Dance 253 Georgia On My Mind 254 Money For Nothing 255 Jump 256 Vaya Con Dios (may God Be With You) 257 You'll Never Know 258 That'll Be the Day 259 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 260 Wheel of Fortune 261 When You Wish Upon a Star
262 Don't Fence Me In
263 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)
264 Volare 265 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 266 Whole Lotta Love 267 You've Got a Friend 268 Penny Lane 269 People Got to Be Free 270 Nature Boy 271 Sexyback 272 Crying 273 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) 274 Bad Girls 275 Too Close 276 I Got You Babe 277 We've Only Just Begun 278 Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) 279 Shining Star 280 Kansas City 281 Like a Prayer
Artist
The Emotions Del Shannon Gilbert O'Sullivan UB40 George Harrison Dion Bing Crosby Kanye West & Jamie Foxx The Turtles REM Neil Young Artie Shaw The Shirelles Stevie Wonder Jewel A-Ha Gwen Stefani Kate Smith All-4-One Cream Katy Perry The Young Rascals Nirvana Fergie John Cougar Mellencamp Robert Palmer Donna Summer Ray Charles Dire Straits Van Halen Les Paul & Mary Ford Dick Haymes Buddy Holly Cyndi Lauper Kay Starr Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike) Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
The Byrds
Domenico Modugno The Eurythmics Led Zeppelin James Taylor The Beatles The Young Rascals Nat King Cole Justin Timberlake Roy Orbison Beyonce Donna Summer Next Sonny & Cher Carpenters The Crew-Cuts Earth, Wind & Fire Wilbert Harrison Madonna
Year
1977 1961 1972 1993 1971 1961 1944 2005 1967 1991 1972 1941 1961 1973 1997 1985 2005 1939 1994 1968 2011 1967 1992 2007 1982 1986 1978 1960 1985 1984 1953 1943 1957 1984 1952 1940
1944
1965
1958 1983 1970 1971 1967 1968 1948 2006 1961 2009 1979 1998 1965 1970 1954 1975 1959 1989
Rank
Song
Artist
282 Cheek to Cheek
Fred Astaire
283 Papa Was a Rolling Stone
The Temptations
284 Promiscuous
Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
285 Love Shack
The B52s
286 Funkytown
Lipps Inc
287 Crazy
Patsy Cline
288 Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John
289 Temperature
Sean Paul
290 Somebody That I Used to Know
Gotye & Kimbra
291 All I Have to Do is Dream
The Everly Brothers
292 Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield
293 Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell
294 Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
295 Ebony & Ivory
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
296 I'll Never Smile Again
Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra
297 Keep On Loving You
REO Speedwagon
298 Since U Been Gone
Kelly Clarkson
299 The Way You Look Tonight
Fred Astaire
300 Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
301 The Great Pretender
The Platters
302 Brown Sugar
The Rolling Stones
303 Que sera sera (Whatever will be will be)
Doris Day
304 No One
Alicia Keys
305 Bad Day
Daniel Powter
306 Boom Boom Pow
The Black Eyed Peas
307 Party Rock Anthem
LMFAO
308 Because of You
Tony Bennett
309 Chattanooga Choo Choo
Glenn Miller
310 A Whiter Shade of Pale
Procol Harum
311 Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley
312 Higher Love
Steve Winwood
313 Footloose
Kenny Loggins
314 Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke, T.I. & Pharrell Williams
315 I Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder
316 Come Together
The Beatles
317 It's Now Or Never
Elvis Presley
318 Under the Boardwalk
The Drifters
319 Don't You Want Me
The Human League
320 You Can't Hurry Love
The Supremes
321 Fame
Irene Cara
322 Fallin'
Alicia Keys
323 Poker Face
Lady GaGa
324 Bad Romance
Lady GaGa
325 Ruby Tuesday
The Rolling Stones
326 All Night Long (All Night)
Lionel Richie
327 Baby Got Back
Sir Mix-a-Lot
328 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Jerry Lee Lewis
329 Frenesi
Artie Shaw
330 December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
The Four Seasons
331 Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
332 Abracadabra
Steve Miller Band
333 I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
334
The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
Percy Faith
Year
1935 1972 2006 1989 1980 1961 1975 2006 2012 1958 1981 1975 1956
1982
1940
1981 2005 1936 1980 1956 1971 1956 2008 2006 2009 2011 1951 1941 1967 1956 1986 1984
2013
1984 1969 1960 1964 1982 1966 1980 2001 2009 2010 1967 1983 1992 1957 1940 1976
1969
1982 2009
1953
Rank
Song
335 Waiting For a Girl Like You 336 Everybody Loves Somebody 337 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 338 Buttons & Bows 339 It's All in the Game 340 Love Train 341 Dance to the Music 342 Candle in the Wind '97 343 Honey 344 Kiss 345 I'll Take You There 346 Paint it Black 347 Band of Gold 348 Just the Way You Are 349 Spirit in the Sky 350 Vision of Love 351 Hips don't lie 352 Till The End of Time 353 Duke of Earl 354 YMCA 355 Oh My Papa (O Mein Papa) 356 Pistol Packin' Mama 357 Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance
Now) 358 Dilemma 359 I Need You Now 360 Wanted 361 Jumpin' Jack Flash 362 Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now) 363 Tom Dooley 364 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 365 Rhapsody in Blue 366 Bennie & the Jets 367 Call Me Maybe 368 You Really Got Me 369 God Bless the Child 370 I'm Sorry 371 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 372 I Can't Get Next to You 373 The Power of Love 374 Dreamlover 375 Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) 376 We Are Family 377 At Last 378 Brand New Key 379 I've Heard That Song Before 380 Stay (I Missed You) 381 Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? 382 Tutti Frutti 383 This Ole House 384 Please Mr Postman 385 Can't Help Falling in Love 386 Good Times 387 Something
388 (I've Had) the Time of My Life
389 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing 390 Down Hearted Blues
Artist
Foreigner Dean Martin Hall & Oates Dinah Shore Tommy Edwards The O'Jays Sly & The Family Stone Elton John Bobby Goldsboro Prince The Staple Singers The Rolling Stones Freda Payne Billy Joel Norman Greenbaum Mariah Carey Shakira & Wyclef Jean Perry Como Gene Chandler The Village People Eddie Fisher Al Dexter & his Troopers
C&C Music Factory
Nelly & Kelly Rowland Eddie Fisher Perry Como The Rolling Stones Phil Collins The Kingston Trio Elton John George Gershwin Elton John Carly Rae Jepsen The Kinks Billie Holiday Brenda Lee Jim Croce The Temptations Huey Lewis & The News Mariah Carey Roy Orbison Sister Sledge Etta James Melanie Harry James Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories Rod Stewart Little Richard Rosemary Clooney The Marvelettes Elvis Presley Chic The Beatles Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Aerosmith Bessie Smith
Year
1981 1964 1982 1948 1958 1973 1968 1997 1968 1986 1972 1966 1970 1978 1970 1990 2006 1945 1962 1979 1954 1943
1991
2002 1954 1954 1968 1984 1958 1973 1924 1974 2012 1964 1941 1960 1973 1969 1985 1993 1960 1979 1961 1972 1943 1994 1979 1955 1954 1961 1962 1979 1969
1987
1998 1923
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